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NEWSPAPER LAWS.

!. Any person who takes Newspaper regularly from
the ocs-whether directed his or anothers, OF
whether he has subscribed or not he Is responsible for
the payment.
q. II person ordersa paper discontinued, he must
pay all arearages or the publisher may continue 70 send
i,untl payment is made, and collect the whole amorn.
whether the paper is taken from the office or not.
3. The Courts have decided that refusing to take
newspapers and periodicals from the post Office, on re-
moving and leaving them uncaed for, Is Syima acis
evidence Of fraud.
$3.50 per year, strictly in advance.
$s.oo will be collected Il not paid in advance.
Steam Job Printing at reasonable prices.
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Sullivan's Program,

WASHINGTON, April 5-John L. Sullivan
says of his plans that he is now on three
months exhibition tour; in June he will
whip Patsy Cardiff at indianapolis and in
September sail for Australia. Two years
from now he will retire from the ring with
FORUM. ~ can tell you that the pro-
posed match with Kilrain is of. ana that
Jem Smith is not coming over from Eng
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LEASE OF THE LOWELL ROAD.

The Ninety-Nine ~Year Contract Agreed
to by the Committees.
CONCORD, N. H., April 2.-The sub-com-
mittses Of the directors of the Boston &
Maine and Boston & Lowell railroads have
agreed upon a ninety-nine year lease Of the
latter to The former company, at an annual
rental of Z per cent. for ten years, and
per cent for eighty-nine years. The lease
remains to be ratified by the full boards
and then by the stockholders.
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Fire ut New Redford.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April 2.-Fire here
late last night did s4U,OOO damage, half of
which was to the factory and stock of
George Kirby & Co., paint manufacturers
and job Wade's stock of hides. Five tene-
ments with their contents were burned.
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FRlGHTFUL LOSS OF LIFE.

Eighteen LabOrers Perish in al Indian
Territory Coal shaft.
VINrA, Ind, April IA terrible ex-
plosion occurred at Savannah, in coal shaft
No. 2, killing six miners. A rescuing party
was sent down into The mine, but tn y
were overpowered by gas and thirteen were
suffocated before they could be taken out,
making eighteen dead in all Most of the
victims are Italians
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One sleeper Suffocated.

BosToN, April Part of the Charles
River hotel in Brighton was burned this
morning Joseph Littlefeld, who was
sleeping in the house, lost his life by suffo-
cation. The unfortunate man had no home,
and, SO far as can be learned, he had no
relatives hereabout.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-08

The Press and the Knights Of Labor,
New YORK, April Am afternoon print
OF this city having stated that boycott
had been placed by the Knights of Labor
district assemblies upon the New York
Sun, Typographical Union No. has adopted
resolutions denouncing any such attempt
to muzzl- the press of this city or of the
country, and declaring for the expression
OF honest opinion by the press upon all mat
ters touching the public welfare.
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NO USE FOR RETALIATION.

Agreement ON the Fishery Question
Nearly Reached.
WASHINGTON, April G.-Some very active
cable correspondence between tho state de-
partinent and the British government on
the fishery question has been in progress for
several days, and it is stated that an agree.
ment has nearly been reached which will
obviate any necessity for the Presidents
proclaiming the retaliatory law.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-08
The New Hampshire Militia,

DOVER, N. H., April A. Two militia
companies, one in Exeter and another in
Great Falls, have recently disbanded. Au-
thority has been given to organize COM
pany III Newmarket to take the place of
the Exeter company. Fifty eight young
men have signed.
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FIVE MEN DROWNED.

A Steamer Capsizes on the Ceur d'Alene
River.
WARDNER, Idaho, April 6-The steamer
Spokenaw, with twenty-four passengers,
capslled on the Cnur d'Alene river. Five
men are reported lost-Col Higgins, of
Bangor, NJ :, l. Pike, of Portland, Oregon,
J. e. Hanna, Of Spokenaw Falls, Jerom
Lewis and deck hand.
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LOST WITH ALL HANDS.

A Freight Steamer Carrying Thirty-four
Men Missing.
NEW YORK, April 6.-The British tramp
steamer Carmona which left Barrow, Eng
land, Feb. Is, for this port with steel
blooms is given up as lost with all hands ON
board. Her captain was j. A. Halcroft,
and his crew consisted of thirty three men,
some of whom were Americans. The YES.
Sci and cargo We're valued at S5UO,OU0
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Friday. April 1.

Ane SoIu IeVer Is raging III AlaSKa.
Diphtheria prevails at Franklin, N. H.
Recorder Trotter is pronounced out Of
danger.
Gordon Bros mill at Scitico, Conn, has
been burned; loss $4,000.
The schooner Bessie, Boston for St. Johns,
has gone ashore at Cape Race.
Fire in Martin Fay's house, Bainbridge
street, Boston, did 5000 damage.
George Belchers factory at Fox boro,
Mass, has been burned; loss $1,000.
The leaders of the Liberal Unionists have
decided to support the Irish coercion bill.
Judge Macarthur Of the district of Colum-
bia supreme court has retired from Office
Both branches of the New York legis-
lature have now passed the Crosby high
license bill.
Tillotson s. Powers two wool houses at
Barkerville, Pittsfeld, Mass, have been
burned; loss $1,000.
Halifax merchants have crowded 1881 900
worth of fish into the United States during
the last three months
F. F. Jourdan, of Grafton Mass, was
badly scorched in the burning of his
slaughter house and barn; loss to property
$4,000.
1t is clear that New England is free from
pleuro-pneumonia, according to the investi-
gatious made by the chief OF the bureau Of
animal industry. .4
It Is thought that the Newfoundland bill
to prohibit the selling of bait to american
and French fishermen will fail, change
having occurred in the popular sentiment
regarding it.
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man was found at tho foot OF Union street
on Mystic avenue, East Somerville. In the
mans pocket was letter signed Harriet
Poland," and dated Philadelphia. An
autopsy will bs held
The walls in Honolulu are said to be
covered with Chinese placards Offering
reward Of 5000 for the head OF King Kala-
kua. The Chinese are mad because high
official accepted a $9O,OO0 bribe and then
failed to carry out his agreement.
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WILL USE HER CENTEReoARD.
The Mnyfower VIII Not Bloom In Eng
land Without

land without 1t.
BosToN, April Edward Burgess was
asked II he had received written answer
from Tanekrville Chamberlayne to his
challenge for q race between the Mayfower
and Arrow. He answered that he had not,
and expressed the opinion that the state
ments concerning certain conditions to be
imposed by Mr. Chamberlayne are wholly
untrue. "Under no circumstances" said
Mr.. Burg IS, twill 90 TO England with
the May ytiower IL am not allowed the fres
use Of her centerboard. As regards the
course named in the papers, know nothing
about it. have no doubt that the race
will take place, yet cannot at this time
tell certainly"
Lieut. Hem thinks that the man that un-
dertakes to build yacht to beat the Nay.
flower has heavy contract on his hands
He says the MayAower will beat the Arrow
with all ease, II they race with each other.
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FIFTY HORSES BURNED,

Destruction of u Street Railroad stable
at MedfOrd.
Boston, April 4-The stable of the Con-
solidated Railroad company at Medford
was destroyed by fire, with its entire con-
tents, at O'Clock Sunday morning. The
fire was caused by the explosion of lamp
carried by the watchman. Fifty horses
were burned: loss about &2O. 600
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LEFT THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

Mckay Sewers in Brockton surrender
Their Charter.
BRoCKToN, Mass, April 6.-It has just
come to light that the assembly of the
Mckay sewers of this city surrendered
their chart-r as u branch of the knights of
Labor two weeks ago
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The Best Dairy

Is the one that yields uniform product the
year through. No butter maker should try
to sell white butter, and to avoid this use
Wells, Richardson & Co.'s Improved Butter
Color. 1t will always give the golden tint
of June.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-08
Guard Against Disease.

If you find yourself getting bilious, head
heavy, mouth foul, eyes yellow, kidneys dis
ordered, symptoms of piles tOrmenting you,
take at once few doses of Kidney-Wort.
AS an advance guard, it is efficient and
saves doctors bills.
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Death of Catherine L. Wolfe.
New York, April 5.-Miss Catherine l.
Wolfe, noted for her enormous fortune and
great charities, is dead at heI home here.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-08

Chicago Carpenters' Strike.
CHICAGO, April Eight thousand car
penters have struck for IS cents an hour and
eight hours a day.
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freeman Clsrke's Condition.

BosToN, April Rev. James Freeman
Clarke continues to improve, but IS not able
to see his friends. He was n on Monday.
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Boston Bound Schooner Supposed to
be Lost.
PHILADELPHIA, April 6.-Nothing has
been heard from the schooner Rebecca A.
Taulane, which sailed from Philadelphia
on March for Boston with cargo of 600
tons of coal 1t is supposed the cargo
shifted and the vessel went down before
she could right herself
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-04-08

All the Best Drug Stores
and dealers sell Hop Compounds spring
tonic for old and young. Pints SOC. Try it.
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Sunday, April 8.


Walt Whitman will lecture on Abraham
Lincoln at New York the 14th.
Texas cedar brakes are on fire; &C, 200
worth of timber is already burned.
The sickness Of the queen Of Sweden, it
is now declared, is caused by dangerous
cancer.
Ex-Treasurer Jordan cables that ex-Sec-
retary Manning's health has greatly i'm.
proved since his arrival in England
Steamer Salerno Of the Wilson line, ten
days overdue, has been seen in mid-ocean
disabled.
1t is reported that Emperor Francis Jo-
seph will go to England during the queens
jubilee if political affairs permit Of his
leaving Austria.
The snowstorm was very severe one
throughout New England. Reports of rail-
road detentions, heavy snow drifts and
damage to farm property come in.
Col. William G. Beecher, son of Henry
Ward Beech,r, says that his father did not
write the poem "If Should Bic Tonight"
which appeared in Haggards novel, Jess"
and has been credited to him
The dead and frozen body of an unknown
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Saturday, April z.

Henry Skelly, II years old was accident.
allv and probably fatally shot by a COM
panion at Ware, Mass
President Cleveland is said to have IL
contemplation visit to Postmaster General
Villas home in Wisconsin
H. H. Mawhinney & Co.'s shoe shop at
Fayville, Southboro, Mass. is shut down on
account OF trouble with the help.
Three hundred and fifty painters, plumb
ers and gasfitters in New Haven are Out
on strike for fewer hours and more pay.
The prosecution against Dillon, O'Brien,
Crilly and Redmond for their connection
with the plan of campaign has been aban
doned.
The Democrats Of Calais, Me-, refuse to
nominate a candidate for mayor, and the
result will be the reelection of Mayor Nc
Kusick.
A wooden building owned ny George
Doherty at Scituate, Mass, was burned
and for a time tn. whole village was
threatened
Mary Cregan, the Brooklyn IN. ~ do
mestic. who was named as the victim Of
the Railway (N j. murder, has turned up
alive and well.
The bill legalizing pool selling at Mon
mouth park has become law through the
failure of the governor Of New Jersey to
sign or veto it within the described time.
Schooner Pathfinder of New Bedford is
ashore at Block Island. and will be total
loss. Schooner Eva OF New London is on
Charl, stown beach, lying in smooth bot
tom.
The French Cable company is to con.
struct land lines from Sydney to Montreal,
which will give Canada and the corpora
ton cable service independent of New
York.
The reduction in the public debt during
March amounted to $l2, So, 900, and for the
first nine months Of the present fiscal year
70,90O, 900 The national debt, less cash in
treasury, is 81 300, ,000,0OO.
Twenty thousand dollars have been
pledged toward tho endowment of a pro
fessorship at Amherst college in memory of
Mr.. B echer. who graduated there il 1884.
1t is proposed to raise $4,000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-23

Ansm0sa, Iowa, has q case Of twins
that is exciting = sood deal OF interest. a
msn : confined in the rc1ieentiary there
charged with the crime Of bi2amv. VIII.
claims thsI ne is the victim of C.ragm-
stances lie says that the OEensr was
not committed ~ him, but by his ~ %
lTOtler Who looks so much ike him that
they were a wsys compelled TO - a51u-
labeled 90 that each could tell himself
from the other. The women ia sle case
think they know what they are ticking
about, but q crest many people .l.nk hey
Go IO., aud that really some orc aas
''mIXet those babies up" 4 number Of
letters have been written 70 the warden
from parties VINO plead iOr the twin, e.
they say, who IS unIsw[ully confined, and
condemn the hGartIessHess Of the other
twin who has escaEed. Some letters
purportiDg TO be from the missing brother
have also been received at the peniten-
tiar7, but experts say that they are oil ia
the same handwriting An appeal was
made to Governor LaTraJee in behalf Of
the prisoner, but after c0nsidet{Dg thes
case he refused to interfere, al.hOuxB1
admitting there ere circumstances whiSh
csst doubt on the justice Of the punish
meIt. The case is queer one and ex-
cites considerable interest in the ssetion
where the parties to 1t are known.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-23

" Bat that is not SO Bad IS 70 think one
is ia church when one is II the play. ny
wife is the daughter Of d minister, and
hsG never been in 3 theatre until she came
10 Boston with me, and was to meet
her sad our hostess st tie PalS tle-.r-
one night By some u--eaarce Vas
late, sud Carried ami Disappointed The
two lad.ss were uslered down what
seemed to tie c9Uutrywoman an in
te-miua5le aisle, to the third row Of stalls
from the front My wife, as she Sank
into her seat, dropped ler head s.. once
deY0U'iy upon the rail in front A. this
moment her companion cas9cj. 'Sars,
what s-e you going to G0I Take OF my
ru55ers,' sad the qIich-witt-d woman,
abandoning her prayers TO clutch 8. q
foot taat was guuuess Of oYersaoe."
- From the Portfolio Of the American
Magazine
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-23

INpnNAroLts, INDaJu.y 22.-Ths Fed
ersI court room was crowded to-day by
people anxious TO listen 60 the testimony
in tho tally sheet csses. TIE general
tendency Of the testimony c1rro5oratet.
T. some extent, the evidence given yes
terday by Perkins, the man VAC turned
states evidence During the day Mr..
Hdrty, an expert chemist, was called
He Inspected t1s mutIAgeJ tally sheets
and gave it as his opinion
that the figures had been erased
by means Of aciss. He explained the
methods By which this could be done and
gave practical illustration in the pres
eHca Of yae court and Jury. The slcte-
ment ia these dispatches last night that
@lt, 1000 Yves raised for tue purpose OF
COrrup.iug The ic-t grand ilry chat ia-
ves-igat,j these frauls w2s not correct.
The sum collected for that purpose was
$1,000
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-23
secretary aIossIry and Joe Brown.

Secretary M3seIey of the Interstate
commerce commission was trying hard tl
keep cool one su.tIy afternoon les. week
when & meek-iC0king Old gentleman with
. long white beard and genera. min
istCrial air entered and inquired for the
CLERK Of the commission
81 am the secretary, =" said Mr.. Nose
ley. "Whzt c.n % for YOU"
The old gentleman said ne would ike
20 get q copy of the long and short haul
decision This was handed 90 him, the
secretary wondering what this country
preacher wanted with l..
you look warm, +" Mr.. Moseicy added.
"WOn'. you tlhe g sea. near the window
and cool OFF,"
"TGauks," was tie reply, 81 don't Csre
il dOn After 4 few moments silence
the cid gentleman ventuTed TO ask:
"What part of the country are you irOm:'
"I'm 9 Yankee-trCm Massachusetts -
Then his Yankee curiosity asserted
Itself and ne said "Where do YOU
live?"
"In Georgia" was the reply.
'Are You interested in railroads.
eyes, sm president Of one Of them.
Ny name is Brown"
care you sny relative Of old Senstor
Joe Brown: have always had 8 desire
10 see him.
ayes, I an slightly related to him"
was the reply, and I might say that
am the gentleman himself"
Mr. Moseley now says thSt he wishes
public men would wear badges TO desig-
nate their Office.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-23

and Nacogdoches county will present
scene Of activity paralleled only in the
history Of the oil regions OF Pennsylvania.
Transportation for the oil is regarded
by some as 3 serious drawback, but as
soon as things are sufficiently developed,
railroads will branch of from NaCog-
doches to every part of the oil regions
and pipe line companies will notbe slow
TO avail themselves CT opportunities for
investments which promise such large re-
turns. NacogGoches viii naturally be-
come the central shipping point, and
warehouses and tanks fer oil viii 5e
located here. We are on the eve Of biz
boom, ard everybody should aid in dig
semtnatiDg the news abroad.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-23
TO BORE Fob PETROLEUM.
Houaton Cspi nusts will Work Petroleum
Deposits ia NsCog6oches Douaty.

l' ttAihA7 a.. ~ hth am
Dsposus ia Nscog6oches 0ouaty.
Naccs 3oc.a- SAY News
U1t-eIa.l dsy II las. month T. W.
House VIM ID Cleveland, Judge T.. p.
U9l j. waldo, msusger Texas Trail.
Association; I'll q. DoD.e-, master me-
ClEr % ta- southern 'lc.ac Railroad;
j. T. Matthews, naIlGie1deD- OF the
Houston Ess, 9-a West Texas EaiI-3sd.
@ j ArDn-5 Il .ge Houston and Texas
Central Ha.Has7, sid other Houston
capitalists, associated themselves for the
purpose OF boring for petroleum in
EaCGL gcles county. Mr. W. A. POLK Of
the Houston, East ami West Texas
Railroad was sent out TO lease
lands. lie has been SO successful
that he mas secured by lease
over COCO ec--5 Of lands bearing the most
favorable Indications of OIL The lands
are all in the Immediate vicinity Of Chi
reno, twenty miles esst OF NaCOgdOChes
and three miles distant from the Att0yaC
river. The company viii not lease more
lands than il can develop.
Mr.. Polk came up from Houston SatuT-
dav and informed u that the company
was well satisfied with the prospects and
tests already made, and would commence
operations within ninety days All the
necessary machinery will be purchased
immedistelv, and w0rk will be pushed as
rapidly as possible.
THIS association is composed of the
wesIthiest of Houston's capitalists, and
all are well known SIS men Of vim and
enterprise. Neither capital nor business
experience will be lacking to push the
enterprise TO 8 successful end. The
leases were made BY the company with
the purpose of boring for oil, and not
with view Of dIsposing Of them st q
profit.
Chueno, on account Of its many ad-
vautsges over other localities in the oil
regions, will be the center Of operations
The operations in the oil regions sre
resulting favorsbly in every case; and
each new development is another evil
dence that we have one OF the richest
petroleum fields in the world. PROJECTORS
are coming from all directions, and IN s
short time evevy foot of land IN
the eastern portion of the county will be
leased. In the near future NacogdoChes
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-23

PIrTsuuEa, Pa July Specials
FROM the coke regions report that large
number Of strikers resumed work to-day,
out new complications have arisen which
may prevent settlement ci the stake.
At many Of The works the strikers report
ed fJT duly this morning., bul would lot
% TO work unless the rOE-unign men
were discharged. The operators refused
to couccde, sid the men returned TO their
homes. Attl1 Mammoth works trouble
is expected this afternoon, 2nd the Cover
nor hGs again been called upon for
troops.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-23

Correspondence Of the Gazette.
ANsoNI TEX, July 29.-J0ncs county
has begun to need rain very badly. Some
crops Of corn are entirely gone snd Will
not make the seed planted, while others
will make from ten to thirty bushels per
acre, but cotton all looks well and bids
fair to make good yield. Should rain
come in next few days half bale perscre
would be 9 safe calculation.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-23
Journalism in England,


journalism has become such respect
able business nowsdays-I we msy be
allowed to say so without pleiuGice-that
society takes little interest in its con
Germs. Certain indiYijuslities, when re-
COgnized, still rouse lsnguid thrill OF
curiosity; but The glory OF the profession
such eccentric glory as Il Was-has de
parted. We imagine, however, that the
conference Of the NsIorSI Association Of
Journalists, to be held a. Newcastle IN
February, VIII yield some brief topics fox
discourse at the dinner table II mas
been decided by the London members, in
council assembled, thst delegates should
attend that conference to urge .hC estab-
lishment OF an institute for press
men, which should have Gu-
thOTity 10 hold examinations
and grant diplomas. II would not BE-
come Us 10 comment on this idss: 1U-,
thinking tina, good many readers VIII
be struck with it, and feeling sadly p=g-
suaded that they may not hear the news
elsewhere, we make 2 note. If this
spirited project should succeed, the last
shred OF fascination vii be reit from our
calling. Il was once the refuge Of BCae-
mians, more or less brilliant; but il OK
animation ard diplomas De admitted the
system " apprenticeship may reasonably
follow. We WOUid not li1t that the o.
velopment Nigh. be other than admirable.
but it is . new Thought. The rules Of the
institute q civil engineers are proposed
So rough model The mGja difficulty is,
perhaps, that engineers deal direct with
the public wlJ rel on thair diplomas,
whereas the pres man, ceru1ca-cd or DO,
is anonymous